Sean Beasley, the low frequency pusher of the mighty Dying Fetus talks about the unlikeliest place to hold a death metal festival, their storied history and of course everyone’s favorite subject – politics.

Having just finished their tour with the legendary Napalm Death, Dying Fetus conquered Australia with the ferocity and aplomb a grind band should wield, planting their flag in almo

One of my most frequent complaints with metal, across many genres, is an obsession with sounding old-school. As an outspoken proponent of innovation, it pains me to see so many talented bands saying "anything we do has already been done before and better". Imagine, then, my surprise at a band with what can only be described as an old-school sound who sound fresh and original in 2010 - despite the album being originally released in 1992.

Convulse's World Without God, from its particularly Stockholmesque piano intro through to the vaguely Floridan sounds of closer Powerstruggle of Belief is an

Riding a wave of almost universal acclaim on their sophomore release, sludge metal pioneers Baroness are travelling even further South for Australia’s Soundwave Festival and a side-show tour with Isis. Summer Welch, the articulate bassist for the enigmatic quartet, talks all things brutal, blue and metal.

Every time a metalhead mentions “weird” and “metal” in the same breath, Baroness are invariably part of the conversation.